Air Transport World

Boeing reported a $2.28 billion consolidated net profit for the third quarter of 2016, up 33.7% from the company’s $1.7 billion net profit in 3Q 2015.

Mexico City-based Volaris reported a 2016 third-quarter net income of MXP1 billion ($55 million), down 7.1% from the year-ago period.

Airbus has conducted the first flight test of its new standard high-bandwidth connectivity (HBC) on an A330.

SunExpress CEO Jaan Albrecht has requested an early termination of his contract and will step down at the end of December, creating a vacancy at the Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines joint venture.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 30 A320neo aircraft, becoming the first airline in Scandinavia to operate the type.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has placed a new order for one 777-300ER, valued at $339.6 million at list prices.

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Airline Routes-Oct. 25, 2016

Dubai-based Emirates Airline will equip its upcoming fleet of 150 Boeing 777X aircraft with Thales’ AVANT inflight entertainment (IFE) system, the two companies announced Oct. 25.

American Airlines and the union representing the airline’s flight simulator engineers approved a new five-year contract Oct. 24.

Florida-based ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines reported $81.4 million net income for the 2016 third quarter, down 16.2% year-over-year (YOY) from a $97.1 million net profit in 3Q 2015.

JetBlue Airways saw softer yields and posted third-quarter net income essentially flat over the previous year as costs grew 3%.

Russia’s S7 Airlines has reported it carried 967,075 domestic passengers in September, up 30% year-over-year (YOY).

Dubai International Airport (DIA) has introduced a new measure to make the best use of its increasingly busy airspace.

New York-based Jet Blue Airways has taken a minority stake in fast-growing, California-based jet charter company JetSuite.

YTO Cargo Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 50 aircraft by 2020 as China’s domestic express delivery market continues to experience rapid growth.

UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet plans to operate from London Heathrow Airport, following the UK government’s decision to back a third runway.

Korean Air achieved a net profit of KRW428 billion ($378 million) for the third quarter, reversing a loss of KRW510 billion in the year-ago period.

A UK government committee has selected a third runway at London Heathrow Airport as the best option to boost capacity in the UK south east.

For commercial airlines and airline groups worldwide, year-to-date 2016 passenger traffic, RPKs, load factors, and FTKs, as of Oct. 24, 2016.

Finnair will wet lease one Airbus A340 from Portuguese aircraft-crew-maintenance-insurance (ACMI) specialist Hi Fly for two months to accommodate pilot trainings to secure the airline’s growing operations in summer 2017 and beyond.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched daily Singapore Changi-San Francisco Airbus A350 XWB services Oct. 23, its longest nonstop flights within the Star Alliance member network.

Virgin Australia is set to install BAE Systems’ AC outlet/USB charging in-seat power stations for personal IFE devices on one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft for a trial period, BAE said Oct. 24.